diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sample.h b/tools/perf/util/sample.h
index 33b08e0ac746..c92ad0f51ecd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sample.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sample.h
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ struct aux_sample {
 	void *data;
 };
 
+struct simd_flags {
+	u64	arch:1,	/* architecture (isa) */
+		pred:2;	/* predication */
+};
+
+/* simd architecture flags */
+#define SIMD_OP_FLAGS_ARCH_SVE		0x01	/* ARM SVE */
+
+/* simd predicate flags */
+#define SIMD_OP_FLAGS_PRED_PARTIAL	0x01	/* partial predicate */
+#define SIMD_OP_FLAGS_PRED_EMPTY	0x02	/* empty predicate */
+
 struct perf_sample {
 	u64 ip;
 	u32 pid, tid;
@@ -106,6 +118,7 @@ struct perf_sample {
 	struct stack_dump user_stack;
 	struct sample_read read;
 	struct aux_sample aux_sample;
+	struct simd_flags simd_flags;
 };
 
 /*